By LISA HOBBS After hearing of the actions cadet Jonathan E. Townsend took to save the lives of his mother and unborn brother, JROTC instructor Col. Mitch Sartain applied for a Medal of Heroism from the Department of the Army. After saving the lives of his mother and unborn brother, Warren County High School JROTC…

By JAMES CLARK When a fire was reported at McMinnville Molding on Saturday, the first people on the scene were volunteer firemen with the Campaign-Rock Island Fire Department. Firefighters with McMinnville Fire Department didn’t arrive for another 15 minutes. The reason? McMinnville Molding is located just outside the city limits. That means it’s the responsibility…

By DUANE SHERRILL Three people were injured Wednesday when a teen and his mother were rear-ended as they were trying to turn into their driveway off Highway 8 near Harrison Ferry Mountain. The mother, and passenger in the vehicle, Christina M. Anderson was airlifted from the scene by LifeForce helicopter to Erlanger Medical Center for…

By LISA HOBBS McMinnville officials are considering a legal move that could begin a drawn-out courtroom battle between city and county over 1 cent in local option sales tax. In 1968, McMinnville and Warren County consolidated their individual school systems and the city agreed to deed everything ‘ buildings and debt ‘ over to the…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) ‘ When Martina Hingis won Wimbledon, she was at the peak of her power. She was 16. A decade later at the All England Club, she’s just happy to be playing at all, and satisfied to reach the third round after beating Aiko Nakamura of Japan 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday. The third…

MILWAUKEE (AP) ‘ The tension might be typical of any father and teenage son, particularly when both have a stubborn streak. But it’s a little more intense in the Wallace family, where those father-son squabbles play out on live TV at triple-digit speeds. Former NASCAR star Rusty Wallace says he just wants to help his…

Mandatory football meeting The WCHS Football Booster Club will have a mandatory meeting for all parents on July 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren County High School Cafeteria. The club needs to make plans for football camp and make other important decisions for the upcoming season, so as many parents as possible are asked…

KNOXVILLE (AP) ‘ Tennessee football walk-on Justin Jackson has been dismissed from the team after he was arrested on charges of selling crack cocaine, university officials said Thursday. Jackson, 21, was arrested by Knoxville Police Wednesday night for selling the drug in East Knoxville, Tennessee sports spokesman John Painter said. Coach Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday…

The 10-and-under ‘Lil’ Lady Pioneers’ travel team placed third in USSSA Sixth Annual Randy Smith Memorial NIT fastpitch softball tournament on June 9. They faced Tennessee Thunder, Lady Patriots, Chapel Hill Havoc, Coffee County Lady Raiders and Middle Tennessee Mojo. The team is currently ranked in second place in the Tennessee USSSA Fast-pitch10 &Under C-class…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD McMinnville Lanes still holds on to the lead in the Gold and Silver bowling league. The team has 31.5 points after Tuesday’s matchups, while Security Federal has 25 points followed by Beacon Federal with 20. Cumberland Lumber and Warren County Nursery have 19 points each. Crouch Motors 18, Foster & Foster Realty…